BOB'S BLOG

March 18, 2017

Elise Christie on how she overcame Sochi nightmare and cyber bullying to skate for gold again

Elise Christie was a husk of an athlete after her torrid Olympic baptism in Sochi, hollowed out by three disqualifications in her quest for three speed-skating golds and shattered by the cyber abuse she received for her failure.

March 18, 2017

Marine Corps social media policy: Cyberbullying is illegal

The Marine Corps’ updated media policy explains how violators will be prosecuted.

March 17, 2017

Man accused of cyber-bullying Amanda Todd sentenced

Aydin Coban convinced young girls and gay men to take off their clothes in front of web cams and then used the images to blackmail them.

March 17, 2017

2 easy tips for raising an active child

Parents play a key role in their child’s physical fitness. Taking on that role not only has an influence on their childhood, it also influences how children approach physical fitness

March 17, 2017

Perspective | Our favorite parenting stories for the week of March 12

Teaching children to be kind rather than fearful, an update with BBC dad and his family, and more.

March 17, 2017

Internet filters will NOT protect your children online

Researchers from Oxford University found almost one in four teenagers with internet restrictions at home have had a bad experience nonetheless (stock image).

March 17, 2017

DailyTimes | Your Right To Know

Researchers from Oxford University found almost one in four teenagers with internet restrictions at home have had a bad experience nonetheless (stock image).

March 16, 2017

Female cyberbullies and victims feel the most negative about school and learning

Involvement in cyberbullying among girls triggers negative perceptions of the importance of school and the value of learning, a new Nottingham Trent University study suggests. Psychologists, writing in the Springer journal Sex Roles, found that 11-15 year-old girls who were most involved in cyberbullying—as perpetrator, victim, or both—felt the least accepted by their peers. This then had a knock-on effect of spilling over into how important they felt school and learning were, the researchers found.

March 16, 2017

Cyberbullying Among Teens: Prevalence, Impact, And The Path Forward

How big a problem are bullying and harassment of pre-teens and teenagers on social media? This question was originally answered on Quora by Leah MacDermid.